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New Ideas for Step-and-Repeats, Activities, and Entertainment

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Games to Get Guests Talking
The opening-night party for Cry-Baby on Broadway nodded to the kitschy 1950's-era of the musical with a faux bake sale manned by prim church ladies from Classic Entertainment Group who quizzed guests about the show and rewarded correct answers with boxes of sweets.
Photo: Alison Whittington for BizBash

DIY Power
One of the green initiatives at the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival in Indio, California, was Global Inheritance's energy factory installation, which allowed attendees to power devices like cell phone chargers and misting fans using the energy generated by pedaling bikes.

Photo: BizBash

A Wild Photo Op
Anthem magazine's pool party during the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival attracted a raucous young crowd with plenty of silly activities. Instead of a traditional photo booth, planners planted a live donkey in front of a tropical backdrop as a prop for guests' photos.
Photo: BizBash

A Dressed-Up Step-and-Repeat
Target debuted its new Converse collection at an unofficial MTV Movie Awards after-party in Los Angeles, where event design firm Caravents framed the retailer's and shoe company's logos on the press wall.

Photo: Line 8 Photography

Pools as Performance Spaces
For the Inter-Pacific Bar Association's conference in Los Angeles, Pivotal Events hired synchronized swimmers from Winning Performance to entertain in the hotel's pool during the welcome reception.

Photo: Courtesy of Tracy Kwiker

No Lines at the Bar
At a Gen Art Chicago event, reps from sponsor Nokia used N810 Internet tablets to send guests' orders to a computer behind the bar, and servers delivered the drinks within minutes.

Photo: Brian Choi

—Lisa Cericola & Mark Mavrigian
Cry-Baby, John Waters, Coachella, Anthem Magazine, Target, Converse, MTV Movie Awards, Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Gen Art, Nokia

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